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Eldorado
In our dreams, we all want to save the world … And yet Nikki only wants to save one person, her mother, who is dying of a cancer she has learned can be cured if only a specific plant growing locally to her in Africa can be synthesized. And the cure may be at her finger tips. But greed, and the fear of greed, are standing in the way of her dreams, of her dearest hopes, of her love. Can she find her way through the stand-off? Here in this hidden part of Africa, can she save her world? 'Eldorado' is a lyrical fable but it is also a hard-headed truth – the way the best of parables are. It is an enchantment. It is all of our dreams.
90 pages, Paperback
Published August 22, 2012
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September 21, 2015
Oh my! What a beautifully written story. The author’s genuine love of Ghana is apparent and infectious as we are treated to a warm and enchanting picture of an idyllic land cherished by charming friendly folk. Vibrant flora and fauna, debilitating heat versus refreshing Atlantic surf set against the beat of the local ‘galampsay’ gold miner’s hammer, bone jarring mammy wagons and wonderfully named shops and stalls. All are described with such accuracy and fondness it was easy to relocate to this setting for the duration of the tale.
Newly returned from university in England, Nikki finds her parents remoteness toward each other and herself difficult to bear. She loves them both and is distraught at her mother’s declining health and her father’s seemingly uncaring reaction to it. A chance meeting with a research pharmacist and a whisper of rare plant allows her the opportunity to try to help. The author punctuates a tale gold mining, commercial greed and the ever present ongoing threat to the rain forests with prose at times so sad and honest that it’s very difficult not to identify with the heartache and dilemma this family faces.
A thought provoking read. Recommended.
Newly returned from university in England, Nikki finds her parents remoteness toward each other and herself difficult to bear. She loves them both and is distraught at her mother’s declining health and her father’s seemingly uncaring reaction to it. A chance meeting with a research pharmacist and a whisper of rare plant allows her the opportunity to try to help. The author punctuates a tale gold mining, commercial greed and the ever present ongoing threat to the rain forests with prose at times so sad and honest that it’s very difficult not to identify with the heartache and dilemma this family faces.
A thought provoking read. Recommended.
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